[ExI] Transhumanism and Politics

[Samantha Atkins]

On Jan 27, 2008, at 8:34 AM, spike wrote:

>
>>
>> Now, I would be happy to give up any claim on social security
>> right this second if the government would stop extracting it
>> from my money
>> immediately...
>
> It's too late for that, for both of us.  Social security is holding  
> OUR
> money, Samantha, and we want it, even if we cannot argue that we  
> NEED it.
> Need is irrelevant in this instance, we want our money.
>

Yes, but I meant precisely what I said.   I don't expect to get any of  
that money in twelve years or so anyway.  Even if I did reasonably  
expect it I would be delighted to trade than $1800/month or so for  
ending this evil system completely or at least being able to opt  
completely out of it.

Social Security as we both know is not holding our money.  It is  
holding a bunch of worthless IOU slips on our own and future  
generation's productivity.   Government spend our money a long time  
ago and then more, much more.

- samantha